Neighbors is a meeting of worlds, and a meeting of friends. Wassim Bashara, an Arab musician, and Pablo Ariel, a Jewish actor, come together in a unique exploration of their differences and human similarities. They talk, they play, and tell each other stories in different languages - without words. Pablo is a world renowned creator of 'object theater', and Wassim is a virtuoso musician on Oud and Violin - in their own artistic languages, from their own cultural backgrounds, these two artists, friends, and neighbors, meet, explore and enjoy their common humanity.

Neighbors is a warm, surprising, and intimate performance, revealing itself to the audience like a poetry book without words. Each 'page' is a new world: a world of music, a world of puppetry, a world of humor and connection. Pieces of sponge, salt-cellars, and baking bowls dancing to original musical compositions become symbols of hope and co-existence in this charming encounter between an Arab musician and a Jewish actor: neighbors and friends.

Wassim Bashara Born in the Israel Arab village of Tarshiha, Wassim is considered one of the most talented and moving artists in Arab classical and improvised music. His career thus far has included participation in numerous productions of Arab classical music, classical Israel music and theatre productions in Israel as well as abroad. He is the first violin of the Tarshiha Orchestra and Choir of Classical Arab music Performed with.Tarshiha orchestra at the Arabic Music Festival which was held in the Opera House in Cairo, Egypt Established a new band, "Sahana", for ethnic music in Tel Aviv which specialized in Western music. The band was made up of four Arabic and Jewish players. We performed throughout Israel in numerous public appearances. We also performed at the Ramallah Summer Festival where ethnic bands from all over the world come every year to perform

Pablo Ariel - http://www.pabloariel.com
Is an actor and theatre director born in Argentina, living in Israel since 1972. He has performed his one-man show all over the world and has also directed and written dozens of shows for children and for adults. Since 1991, Pablo Ariel has worked with different Symphony Orchestras in Israel such as " The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra" and the "Israel Philharmonic Orchestra" and with orchestras abroad, as a stage director, actor and scriptwriter of Concerts for Children. These concerts combine orchestras with stage performance.

In television he was part of the staff of "Sesame Street" (Israeli production) "I have a story" and "Concerton" He produced an educational series of films about human rights; these films are used in all the Israeli schools and in many other countries through peace and human right associations like Amnesty International and others .He was the artistic director of the street and fringe theatre of the Israel Festival, Acco Festival and Haifa Children Theatre festival. Today he is the Director of the" Galilee Multicultural Theater"


Technical Details
The show lasts 60 minutes without an interval.
The show requires no set, and employs two performers
The playing area must be at least 5m x 5m (15' x 15')
The show should be presented in a room with not more than 200 places